Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda (July 7, 1862 – March 7, 1939) was a German playwright and poet, with a strong social commitment. He lived with

Moritz Moszkowski Moritz Moszkowski (23 August 18544 March 1925) was a German composer, pianist, and teacher of Polish-Jewish descent.

's first wife Henriette, née Chaminade, younger sister of pianist and composer

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Biography

He was born in Frankfurt. He was a member of the

Prussian Academy of Arts The Prussian Academy of Arts (German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was a state arts academy first established in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and late ...

and the first president of the

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of Germany (1925–1932). He visited the United States in 1906 on the invitation of the Germanistic Society. A Jew, he was removed from his work by the Nazis in 1933. Fulda committed suicide in Berlin in 1939 when he was denied entry into the United States.

Works

Fulda's creations used the relationships of his characters to develop the social and political issues of his time. Fulda's works include ''Das verlorene Paradies'' (1892; translated as ''The Lost Paradise'', 1897), ''Der Talisman'' (1892), ''Jugendfreunde'' (1897) and ''Maskerade'' (1904). His novel ''Der Seeräuber'' was later freely adapted into the play ''The Pirate'' by S. N. Behrman. Fulda's 1901 play, ''Die Zwillingsschwester'' was adapted into the screenplay by Behrman and Salka Viertel of the American motion picture ''

Two-Faced Woman ''Two-Faced Woman'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Greta Garbo in her final film role, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett, and Roland Young. The movie was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garbo pla ...

'' (1941) starring

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. Inspired by the story of Aladdin, he wrote ''Aladdin und die Wunderlampe''. He also made numerous translations.

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